... SIR WILFRID LAWSON ON THE TRAFFIC. ^eejz Sir Wilfrid Lawson, speaking at Bristol on eo rj night, made some reference to Mr Cross's new A'tlfP licensing of public h .ose, and said that never hefd*^ BO shamefully treat'd b>- his pa ...

... THE TABLET ON MR GLADSTDKF Men are asking the Tall« ^ONE statesman turned theologian? And th rV'LL question thus First, that when the then Archdeacon of Chichester and Mr. Hone Scott entered the Catboli Church some twenty- three years ago, Mr. Gladstone himself was on the point of making hisbut tarned his back upon the light he laa becosao the more petemical'y hostile; and personal feeling, ...

... nEtTTER',3 AND CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS. u TBE~C A RLISTMVAR. ai.AORID> Monday. TheCarlists have abandoned siege of imn. Republican troops have carried T** fresh operations against the Carlists in the Maes- distrct. HURKICANE IN THE WEST INDIES. ^inuston, Sunday-—A destructive hurricane swept over the West Iudia Islands, causing ^aease damage in this town. ...

... CAbtTAL'L'IES. • CARDIFF.—The CAPTJMH of the schooner Keturah, of Plymouth wal laden had .his right arm and hand badly injured by the boomi him just as his vessel wZ being hauled into the West Bute Basin. The captain, however, will proceed with the vessel. F ...

... The weekly meeting was held yesterday, Mr Ed. Bath in the chair. There were also present Messrs. C. Wi1on, M. B. Williams. W. Kichan s, J. I. Evans, Dr. liawlings, J. Lewis, T. Trew, P. Jenkins, W. Bowen, J. Buse, J. Player, E. R. Daniel, D. Davie. E. Daniel, J. Glasbrook. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr J. 1. Evans proposed that a com- mittee, consisting of ...

... CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. A correspondent informs the Scotsman that the appoint- ment of Clerk of the House of Commons will become vacant befoie the re assembling of ramame^ consequent upon the retirement of Sir Thomas Ers one lIflY from the office h has held since 1871. Sir Thomas lias tilled various ollicial posts in ihe service of the House *ui foity-throi!years, and lik loss will be ...

... MONDA ¥, NOVEMBER 9, 1874. The cost of maintaining pauper lunatics 13 excit- ing attention in M'mnouthahire. Mr James Brown, a guardian, has coinpiie(j from the Parlia- mentary Blue Book a return, showing that the average weekly cost ia so much in excess of that at other asylums, anfl e3Pecially at Glamorgan Asylum, that, upon 429 lunatics, it amounts to a loss of J6906 6s. 4d per annnm to the ...

... GELLIGAER. THE RECENT ASSAULT CASE.—We HAVE by the fiiends of Mr William Thomas to state that the. p irticulars of the rer ent assault case have been much exaggerated, snd tbat the cross-summonses which era o-kken out by both parties have been withdrawn by mu- tual c msent, and that no proceedings will be taken be- ,ure the court. ...

... CARDIGAN. NOMINATION OF Itir- -,sA J. EVANS AS MAHOE.— At a meeting of the members of the corporation, Alder- man Davies moved that Mr Picton Evans be 13 Minn, cd a= mayor. This was not seconded, and Mr J liams proposed that Mr Aba J. Evans bf> _rjO- was seconded by Mr L. Evans. Afto minutes, the mover of Mr Picton the room. There we^e nine ., ...

... The annual meeting of the .Neath Town Council took place yesterday. The first business was the election of mayor. ftlr GWYN said he had great pleasure in proposing Mr James Kempthorne to till the office for the ensuing year, although he felt there would be great difficulty in select- ing a successor to the gentleman who had presided over them during the last two years. Mr PHILLIP DAVIES ...

... VICTORIA ROOMS, CARDIFF.—Mr Hoffmann, the enter- prising manager of this popular concert hall, has this week engaged a number of artistes, of whom the Era. speaks in terms of high praise. Miss Kate Kaynes, serio-comic and characteristic vocalist Mr Arthur Short, comic and motto vocalist; Miss W. Chariton, serio-comic; Mr Churchill and Young Pete, n-gro comedians. The Misses Dale and Thirwall ...

... Mr Macdondd, M.P. for Stafford, was present at a meeting of ironstone miners, held iu Glasgow, and com- menting on the importance of trades' unions, he said they Were the source of more charities, and had done more to tnal'e COMFORT ABLE the homes ot the poor than all the clergy of England and yet the clerical influence was the TO THEIR operations. He did not wonder that the power of the ...